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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
45
W
55
W
45
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
40
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
2
1
2
1
max °C
-18
-19
-19
-22
-18
-18
-21
-16
-13
-17
-8
-7
-12
-5
-3
-8
-2
-2
-7
min °C
-22
-22
-20
-24
-21
-18
-24
-22
-13
-18
-13
-8
-13
-10
-5
-9
-7
-4
-9
-38
-38
-35
-38
-31
-30
-38
-36
-26
-30
-22
-17
-24
-19
-13
-18
-16
-13
-20
650
1100
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450
1700
1600
300
1900
2150
900
2900
3000
1800
3400
3400
2300
3850
3550
2550
Cloud base (m)
3500
3750
4050
3450
3450
4150
3500
6850
8400
3450
4600
3450
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Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
Sunset
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: broken
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
1 km
Low: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 288).
27
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 287).
42
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
19
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
clear
Clear
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 345).
5
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 300 degs)
(28 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 328).
21
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 286 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.